Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 285 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Five calm steps): The steps in order: understand the problem → think of ideas → choose the best idea → try it out → check if it worked. Helps: staying calm, breaking it into parts, asking for help, drawing a diagram, trying again. Gets in the way: panicking, giving up at once, blaming others, repeating the same try, guessing wildly.

1. 1.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
2. 2.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
6. 6.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
8. 8.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) buy a new cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) kick the cycle
10. 10.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
14. 14.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) trying again
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
17. 17.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) panicking
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
26. 26.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) panicking
32. 32.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
35. 35.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) only a stranger
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try

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